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Herbie Hancock with Kamasi Washington
Wolf TrapTue. Jul 30 Rejoice in an evening of jazz fusion and R&B!
Dear Evan Hansen
The Kennedy CenterAug. 6 – Sep. 8 The deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.
Sing-A-Long: Sound Of Music
Wolf TrapSat. Aug 24 Sing-a-long with the movie using on-screen lyrics and become the star of the show. Lederhosen and veils welcome!
The British Invasion
Signature TheatreAug. 20 – 31 Hop the pond for a rocking salute to the UK artists who thrilled and inspired us.
Live from the Lawn: UkeFest Finale
StrathmoreWed. Aug 21 Features ukulele superstars Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Daniel Ho, and Peter Luongo along with a mass strum-along.
Disney's Aladdin
The Kennedy CenterThru Sep. 7 Discover a whole new world at Disney’s Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical!
Disney Pixar's Coco: Concert & Film with NSO
Wolf TrapSat. Jul 27 A family-friendly, live-to-picture concert event
The Second City's America; It's Complicated!
The Kennedy CenterThru Aug. 11 Comedy legends The Second City return to the Kennedy Center with an all-new, all-hilarious show.
Library of Congress National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31 Over 140 authors, poets and illustrators includingU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, historians David McCullough and Michael Beschloss, celebrity D.C. chef and humanitarian José Andrés, graphic novel superstar Raina Telgemeier.
Queens of Egypt
National GeographicThru Sep. 2 This multisensory exhibition will bring you back in time some 3,500 years, to the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt.
The Band's Visit
The Kennedy CenterThru Aug. 4 Celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing, and laughter can connect us all.
American Ballet Theatre - Swan Lake
Wolf TrapThis romantic fable of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation, and ultimate forgiveness set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score inspires awe and wonder.
Spotlights
Lakota John Locklear
Library of CongressWed. Aug 7
Lenny Kravitz
Wolf TrapWed. Aug 21
The Second City's America; It's Complicated!
The Kennedy CenterThru Aug. 11
50 Years of Stonewall: LGBTQ+ Activism in the U.S.
Library of Congress
LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Library of Congress North LawnThu. Aug 8
Baseball Americana
Library of CongressThru Jul. 27
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Jessy Wilson
Wolf TrapThu. Aug 22
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jul. 28
Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru Jan. 5, 2020
The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare LibraryThru Jan. 5, 2020
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote
Library of CongressThru Sep. 1, 2020
LOC Concerts on the Lawn: KanKouran West African Dance Company
Library of Congress North LawnThu. Aug 8
